Combined vaporizer and burner



flan. 7. 1925. 1,524,4fi5

S. G. VVRAY COMBINED VAPORIZER AND BURNER Filed ly 5, 1923 Patented J an. 27, 1925.

UNITED STATES SEAS G. WBAY, OF OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON.

COMBINED VAPOBIZER AND BURNER.

Application filed July 5,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SILAS G. WRAY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at tell til

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Olympia, in the county of Thurston and State of Washington, have invented a new and useful Combined Vaporizer and Burner, of which, the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined vaporizer and burner designed primarily for use with kerosene and other heavy hydro carbon oils as a fuel, the burner and vaporizer being especially useful in stoves, furnaces and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple, durable and compact structure that can be made readily and the parts of which can be separated for the purpose ofcleaning or repairing them.

Another object is to provide a structure which will quickly vaporize heavy hydrocarbon oils, thereby producing intense heat.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds,the invention resides in the combination and arrangement ct parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, itbeing understood that changes in the precise embodiment oi the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

la the accompanying drawings the prelerred form of the invention has been shown.

ln said drawings- Figure 1 is a central vertical section through the vaporizer and burner.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2, Fig. 1.

Referring to the figures by characters oi relerence l designates a base on the central portion of which is an upstanding casing 2 forming a vaporizing chamber 3 therein. This casing has an extension 4 on the top thereof supporting the bottom 5 of a distributing chamber 6. Said chamber is preferably circular and formed with a domeshaped top 7. A threaded screw 8 is seated within extension 41 and the center of the bottom of the distributing chamber t and constitutes a flexible connection between the parts.

Screwed into the bottom of the distributing chamber 6 close to the periphery thereof are nipples 9 adapted to discharge jets of tuel downwardly toward the ham 1 and along the outer surface of the wall of the luff 2. A n'ough lit is provided around 1923-. .Serial No. 649,544.

the casing 2 by extending base 1 radially beyond this casing.

Qpening through the base '1 and into the cas1ng2 is a supply pipe 11 and threaded into and projecting upwardly from this pipe is a nozzle 12. This nozzle is preferably closed at its inner end but has upwardly diverging outlet ports 13 near its closed end whereby small jets of fuel will be discharged along upwardly diverginglines against the wall of the casing 2. c Any desired number of the nipples 9 can be employed.

In using this device the fuel is placed in the trough and ignited so as to thoroughly heat the casing 2 and the walls of the distributing chamber 6. Fuel is then admitted to the nozzle 12 from the pipe 11 and will be discharged into small jets through the ports 13 and against the heated wall of the casing 2. Thus the fuel will be vaporized and will pass upwardly through the tube 8 into the distributing chamber 6 from which it will issue throu h the several nipples 9.

Here the fuel will e ignited, the flames be-' ing discharged downwardly against the wall of the casing 2 and toward the base 1. Consequently the entire structure will soon be heated to a red heat and they will be completely enveloped in flames.

A structure such as has been described has been found especially efficient as a burner for use in heating and cooking stoves, furnaces and the like, it being possible to obtain an intense heat by the use of a heavy combustible oil.

What is claimed is l. A combined vaporizer and burner comprising a casing. a priming trough extending around the casing, a distributing chamber opening at its center into the top of the casing, means for directing a plurality of jets of vaporized fuel downwardly from the distributing chamber against the outer surface of the wall of the casing and toward the trough, means for supplying fuel to the interior oil the casing. and a nozzle for directing the supplied fuel in jets radially against the inner surface of the hot wall of the casing.

2. A. combined vaporizer and burner comprising a basefa casing upstanding from the base, said base forming a trough extending around the casing, a supply pipe opening through the base into the casing, a nozzle for receiving fuel from said pipe, said nozzle Mill having radial ports for directing jets of ing jets of fuel downwardly against and lon- 1 fuel radially against the wall of the casing, gitudinally of the casing toward the trough.

a. distributing chamber resting on the casing, In testimony that I 'claim the foregoing a tube engaging said casing and distribut as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signaing chambenfor holding them assembled, ture in the presence of two witnesses.

said tube constituting means of comlnunica- SILAS G. WRAY. tion between the casing and the distribut- Witnesses: ing chamber, a plurality of nipples connect- I WALTER W. KROGER,

ed to the bottom of said ehamber for direct- W. H. SCHULTZ. 

